Police search for suspect

Monroe police are looking for a man who robbed the Kangaroo gas station at 1692 W. Franklin Street in Monroe Tuesday morning.

The man is reported to have entered the store, brandished a knife and demanded money from the clerk.

He left with an undisclosed amount of money and fled the scene on foot.

The suspect is described as a light skinned black man approximately 6 feet tall and weighing around 160 pounds. He was reported to have been wearing a black T-shirt, black hat, blue jeans and a red bandanna around his face.

Anyone with information about the crime is asked to call Union County Crime Stoppers at 704-283-5600.